Public support for allowg gays and lbians to marry legally ntu s rapid rise: A 57% majory of Amerins now favor allowg same-sex marriage, up om 42% jt five years ago.
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- AMERINS' SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REMAS HIGH, AT 61%
- SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
AMERINS' SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REMAS HIGH, AT 61%
* percentage of people who support gay marriage *
A small mory of Amerins (27%) supported legal regnn of gay and lbian marriag 1996, when Gallup first asked the qutn. Adults, who were once holdouts support for gay marriage, now e down on the same si of the issue as young adults. Wh six months left until Electn Day, the issue of gay marriage has been ls proment this year than the past few printial electns.
SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
While Tmp says he oppos same-sex marriage, the issue do not appear on his mpaign webse, and he has been referred to as "the most gay-iendly Republin nomee for print ever" by the print of the Log Cab Republins, an anizatn for gay Republins.
The GOP remas the least supportive of gay marriage among the three ma party groups, as strong majori of pennts (65%) and Democrats (79%) say such marriag should be regnized as valid unr the law. Support for gay marriage has nsistently been hight among adults younger than 30 years, but support cl wh each step up the age sle.